“Current management practices have resulted in around 60 to 70% of soils in the EU being unhealthy.”

“A review of the current evidence on the state of EU soils by the MB and JRC is that current management practices result in approximately 60–70% of EU soils being unhealthy, with a further, as yet uncertain, percentage unhealthy due to poorly quantified pollution issues.”

Caring for soil is caring for life. Ensure 75% of soils are healthy by 2030 for food, people, nature and climate. European Commission, Report of the Mission Board for Soil Health and Food, Publications Office, 2020, p. 40